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- From: chrisf@iceonline.com (Canadian)
- Subject: Re: Can we do programming without seeing the end user?
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- Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 18:31:48 GMT
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- Bj÷rn Helgason <bjornhp@simi.is> wrote:
-
- >Jo wrote:
- >> the relationship betweem a salesman and
- >> a client and a programmer is similar to that of an
- >> architect/client/builder.
-
- >Well put !
-
- >Many of todays programming tools allow many of the building tasks to
- >be done by the architects and even the clients.
-
- Don't tell the clients that. They'll spend 3 months trying to develop
- their own app, find out it doesn't work, and then give the mess to you
- and tell you to "tweak it" into what their vision was. By the way,
- they don't have any requirements document per se, but you should be
- able to figure out what they want from the work they've already done,
- right? You have 3 weeks. =)
-
- This whole thread reminds me of the Dilbert from March 7 in my
- Dilbert-a-day calendar:
-
- Dilbert to Frantic Temp: "Wow! You temporary contract programmers
- sure are productive! It must be exciting to know you can be dismissed
- at any moment. Your very survival depends on results!"
-
- Dilbert's bud: "Let's go blame marketing for not giving us detailed
- requirements."
-
- Dil: "What's the big rush?"
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